Roanoke Island

Roanoke Island's Lost Colony To Receive Tony Honor

Laura Candler and Catherine Brand — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000

The North Carolina outdoor drama The Lost Colony has been tapped for a 2013 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. With 75 seasons under its belt, the yearly production on Roanoke Island began in the summer of 1937 and has continued almost every year since. It is the longest-running symphonic drama in the country. This video shows clips from the play:

http://youtu.be/K_cC8Vif-9A

Exhibit Opens on Roanoke Island's Role in Civil War

Catherine Brand — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:36:00 +0000

An exhibit about Roanoke Island's role in the Civil War opens at the Outer Banks Visitor Center today. Curator Kaeli Schurr says capturing the island was an important part of the strategy for both the confederacy and the union.

Kaeli Schurr: After a long summer of both sides training troops and devising military strategy, both knew that whoever would be able to control the supply lines would control all of eastern North Carolina. And that led then to being able to disrupt the supply lines from Wilmington up to the Confederate capital in Richmond.

Stingray Encounters Spike at Corolla Beach

Eric Hodge — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000

This summer saw a big jump in the number of people who were stung by stingrays off the coast of Corolla on the Outer Banks. Ocean Rescue officials say the usual number of stings is between one and five. But this year, there were 70 to 100. Olivia Burrus is the curator at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. She's says the stingrays may have found a lot of food in the area.